IV is elevated with unusual activity. Conditions favor premium sellers.
Is IV priced right?
Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer
IV Rank 88.1% — elevated vs history
IV/HV 2.06x — IV premium over HV
Sector percentile 84% — above sector median
Front/Back 2.40x — backwardation
Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated
ATM IV 59.6% — normal range
Effective IV 63.6% (ATM 59.6% + spread 2.0% + bias) — good value
Total drag 3.03% (spread 1.99% + slippage 1.04%) — high friction
Vega efficiency 539.61 (vega 107.382 / spread 1.99%) — efficient
Bullish or bearish?
Analyzes
Conviction-weighted: -0% (neutral) — Raw: +2%
|OI skew| 23.8% — call-heavy
Vol skew +35.2%, OI skew +23.8% — aligned
0-DTE 41%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30
OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable
ITM: +18%, ATM: -12%, OTM: +5% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)
Sector P/C percentile 30% — very bullish vs sector
Unusual activity?
Detects volume surges,
Volume 1.5x avg — elevated
Vol/OI 24.4% — high turnover
Top 3 strikes = 50% — dispersed
1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event
OI change +7.1% (5d) — building
Sector activity percentile 90% — very active vs sector
Large trade volume 35% — institutional presence
Aggressive execution 47% — patient
Conviction -0 (bearish) — mixed
Can I trade efficiently?
Evaluates
Spread 2.0% — tight
OI 5,373,488 — deep
Volume 1,310,655/day — active
$0.10 to cross — cheap
3 liquid strikes — limited options
Sector spread percentile 84% — much wider than sector
Depth 235.5 contracts (bid:113.1 ask:122.4) — adequate
Avg slippage 1.04% — fair
Is now a good time?
Considers earnings proximity,
Slope +139.9% — backwardation
IV percentile 88% — seller opportunity
IV kink 46.4pts — event priced
θ/ν ratio 1804.74 — favors income trades
5 liquid expirations — flexible
safe window: No events detected
Spread ratio 1.00x — stable
Flow -0% @ 50% consistency — unclear
Score 65 (ITM 20% + inst 35%) — HIGH institutional
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